2022 federal midterm election spending on track to top $9.3 billion
The total cost of 2022 federal midterm elections is projected to exceed $9.3 billion, according to an early, conservative estimate by OpenSecrets. More than $4.8 billion has already been spent on 2022 midterms, setting federal election spending on track to surpass the inflation-adjusted 2018 federal midterm record of $7.1 billion.
Stay tuned! OpenSecrets will release state level cost of election totals for the 2022 midterm election in the coming weeks.
Taiwan paid Ballard Partners for foreign lobbying and influence campaign on behalf of Guatemala
Lobbying firm Ballard Partners raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of the Guatemalan government’s foreign influence operations in the U.S., with Taiwan footing the bill.
Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates (The Guardian) “Like other corporations pledging change following January 6, Koch Industries has returned to business as usual,” said Sheila Krumholz, who leads OpenSecrets.” Without repercussions and continued public attention, companies will go back to funding politicians who support their agenda.”